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NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's attack …
1 day ago · NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked the city of Dnipro with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war.
Russia's Putin taking even more aggressive posture toward …
2 days ago · Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country has the right to strike NATO countries that arm Ukraine in certain circumstances. We break down the latest in his posture toward Ukraine and the West.
Richer countries are starting to pay poorer ones for climate …
3 days ago · A big question in the COP29 negotiations is how much rich countries should compensate less wealthy nations. That's because richer countries are responsible for the majority of climate change.
Richer countries are starting to pay poorer ones for climate …
3 days ago · It was 2 a.m. when floodwaters started pouring into Christopher Bingala's house. Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting tropical cyclone ever recorded, brought a deluge of rain to southern Malawi in ...
Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees …
6 days ago · In the 2015 Paris Agreement, most countries agreed to try hard to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Delay and inaction mean that goal is becoming harder to achieve by the day.
The plight of poorer nations takes spotlight at this year's global ...
Nov 13, 2024 · The biggest issue facing world leaders this year is boosting funding for climate action in developing countries. Climate funding is always in short supply, especially in hard-hit poorer countries.
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Nov 7, 2024 · Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing the federal government to keep people at two detention facilities in Louisiana locked up beyond the period they can be held in Immigration and Customs ...
How is the world doing on climate change? Not great | WWNO
Oct 24, 2024 · Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the world is still on track for severe climate change impacts, a new U.N. report finds. Action this decade will be essential.
To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at ...
Oct 21, 2024 · The United Nations effort to achieve “harmony” with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there's a lot of work to do to achieve that goal.